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Perspective

May 6, 2016

The term is 'legal research attorney,' nothing more, nothing less

In California, there's a small army of attorneys who work for the state court system. And they're not called "law clerks." By Michael Acker

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By Michael Acker

Old structures are often maintained due to nostalgia; that warm fuzzy feeling we get when an object or societal practice reminds us of good times we experienced in our past. From his last article, it seems like this is true for Myron Moskovitz and the term "law clerk." While my colleagues and I can appreciate the sweet feeling of nostalgia that Moskovitz receives from that term, there is a reason he recently received such a backla...

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